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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Trisha Kae Andrada

How a £760 Act of Kindness Turned MacKenzie Scott into One of the World's Most Generous Billionaires

Mackenzie Scott (Credit: Mackenzie Scott/Instagram)

A small act of kindness during her struggling student years has become the driving force behind billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's unprecedented mission to give away her fortune.

Scott, best known as the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and one of the wealthiest women in the world, says her dedication to philanthropy began in a cramped Princeton dorm room, where a friend's compassion changed the trajectory of her life and ultimately led to more than £14 billion ($19 billion) in charitable donations.

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